Pokémon: Master System.

"The mysterious gem is extremely dazzling, beautiful in appearance, and extremely hard. It seems to contain strong energy, but we don't know how to develop and utilize it yet."

trench!

Too embarrassing!

To be honest, Xia Yu really wanted to just choose those few Mega Evolution Stones and Evolution Key Stones and leave the treasure vault without looking back, but after thinking about it, he immediately calmed down and suppressed his impulse.

Because if he had chosen those stones, it would have been recorded today.

"On October 3rd, Xia Yu, ID number XXX, received the Mysterious Gem at the Pokémon Association headquarters."

Then, when the day comes that Mega Evolution is announced in the future, the Pokémon Association will surely remember that there were Mega Stones and Evolution Keys in the treasure vault before.

A quick glance at the records reveals that Xia Yu has acquired the Evolution Key Stone and several Mega Evolution Stones. With so many Mega Evolution Stones at his disposal, he will undoubtedly become the target of everyone's attacks!

The tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind. If Xia Yu only takes one or two, that would be fine, but if he takes so many, neither the Xia family nor the Lin family has the strength to protect these super evolution stones. When the association comes knocking, Xia Yu might be lucky enough to keep some, but most of the stones will definitely be taken away.

Xia Yu was not content with just taking a small portion; he wanted to take all the Mega Stones and Evolution Keys without the Pokémon Association finding out.

How to do?

Xia Yu pondered a solution in his mind. He suddenly remembered that one of the rewards of the High School Cup was a chance to choose from the treasure vault, but he couldn't quite recall how to get into the top few.

Is it the top 8 or the top 4 nationwide? It should be the top 8.

Anyone who makes it into the top 8 nationwide will get a chance to choose a treasure. Xia Yu stood there, thought for a while, and quickly came up with two plans.

The first plan is stupid: train someone who can make it into the top 8 in the country, let him enter the college cup, and then get the chance to choose treasures. Then take out these super evolution stones and evolution key stones and finally give them to Xia Yu.

But this plan is too difficult. Xia Yu himself doesn't even know if he can make it into the top eight in the country. How can he train another person? Isn't that nonsense?

Moreover, once that person takes out these stones, the Pokémon Association will definitely find them after the Mega Evolution is announced. At that time, Xia Yu will only have the choice to either kill this person directly or help him escape and hide his information, which is impractical.

Xia Yu thought about it more and more and felt that the plan was not feasible, and finally rejected it. The plan was too wishful thinking; the ideal was too lofty, but the reality was too harsh, and the difficulty was too great to achieve.

The second option is much simpler and more direct, which can be summarized in two words: spending money! They'll pay someone to retrieve the Mega Evolution Stones and Evolution Keys for them, so Xia Yu doesn't need to show his face, as long as he keeps his identity a secret. Of course, it won't be cheap, but this plan is highly feasible and has a high probability of being implemented.

There are three core problems with this plan. First, who should be the scapegoat? This person must have the opportunity to select treasures from the vault and be willing to sell them for money. Second, money—they must have enough money or sufficient bargaining chips. Third, their identity must be concealed, ensuring that they remain undetected throughout the entire process, so that the Pokémon Association's investigation will only lead to the scapegoat!

If these three problems are solved, then this solution will definitely be feasible.

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"You really like these stones?" Long Yanning, who was standing there for so long, couldn't help but ask.

"No." Xia Yu quickly denied it to avoid Long Yanning noticing his insincerity: "I'm thinking about something. Let's go and see what's going on ahead."

The display cases along the way in this area are mostly filled with strange and unusual items. Among them, Xia Yu also found wishing stars, wishing star blocks, and wishing star fragments.

These things made Xia Yu really envious. If he could get two more Wishing Stars, he could complete the first prerequisite quest for the Dynamax quest.

Xia Yu genuinely wanted it. Recalling the numerous treasures he had seen earlier, he even had a fleeting thought of transforming into a villain and robbing the entire treasure vault. However, he only dared to think about it.

As you continue forward, you encounter all sorts of strange and wonderful things, some useless, others mysterious objects whose uses have not yet been discovered.

As Xia Yu walked through the area, he suddenly saw a prop in a display case in the corner that made him tremble.

It was a broken gemstone, quietly displayed in a showcase with a label on it.

"The damaged gem is extremely hard and has a very beautiful appearance. It seems to contain a small amount of dragon-type and psychic-type energy, but its purpose is unknown."

When Xia Yu saw the broken crystal ball, the system automatically displayed the item's detailed information.

【Broken Heart Drop】: The damaged Heart Drop has lost most of its original function, but it still retains a small amount of Dragon and Psychic energy.

"Ding, quest triggered: Water City Siblings."

【Latios and Latios】: The Latias and Latios are legendary Psychic and Dragon-type Pokémon. Latias and Latios possess invisibility and can communicate telepathically, making them incredibly powerful. Although the damaged Heart Drop has lost most of its function, it can still be used once after repair to summon either Latios or Latias.

Mission Requirements: Collect S-rank Psychic-type items and S-rank Dragon-type items to repair the Heart Drop. After repair, you can forcefully use the damaged Heart Drop once. Then, find the Water City Secret Realm and summon Latios or Latias.

Prerequisite Task 1: Collect S-Rank Superpower Items (0/1)

Prerequisite Quest 2: Collect S-Rank Dragon-Type Items (0/1)

Prerequisite Task 3: Locate the exact location of the Water City Secret Realm (0/1)

Prerequisite Task 4: Achieve at least the Quasi-Heavenly King level in strength.

Note: Please use with caution. A broken Heart Drop will be destroyed after one use. Please ensure you have the strength to capture the Water Brothers and Sisters before using it.

Chapter 90 The Angry Teacher Long

When she left the treasure vault, Long Yanning's beautiful face was covered with frost, like an ice queen. She exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay. She walked with her long legs to the front of Xia Yu, keeping a certain distance from him.

Teacher Long, who was in a fit of anger, clearly didn't want to talk to Xia Yu and only left Xia Yu with a perfect back view.

Her slender waist, accentuated by her long, straight legs in blue skinny jeans, and her perfect figure exude a fatal charm, constantly attracting the attention of passersby.

As the saying goes, there are three levels of a woman's beauty. The first level is external, focusing on the beauty of her skin, legs, waist, face, collarbone, and figure. The second level is her temperament, her inner qualities and self-cultivation, and her inner beauty. The third level is her wisdom.

Xia Yu, a virgin in both his lives, has a clear understanding of himself: he is an utterly ordinary person. He cannot reach the second or third level of enlightenment in a short time. Someone like him, who has detached himself from higher interests, can only see the first level at present.

His eyes were only drawn to fair-skinned, beautiful women with long legs, curvaceous figures, and slender waists.

Although Long Yanning was seven or eight years older than Xia Yu, it didn't stop Xia Yu from thinking to himself, "I really like Teacher Long's tiny waist!"

As the saying goes, a woman's waist is a deadly weapon. If Xia Yu continues like this, her life will not last long.

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Long Yanning was unaware of Xia Yu's thoughts. If she had known, she might have directly unleashed a Dragon Star Swarm attack on Xia Yu with her Staff-Tailed Armored Dragon.

She was genuinely angry; she was truly disappointed in him. Back in the treasure vault, Xia Yu had been such a stubborn mule. Despite having so many "better" options, she had spent a long time trying to persuade him and analyzing for him what treasures he needed most at this stage.

However, Xia Yu chose a worthless gem, which almost made Long Yan Ning faint. Wouldn't it have been better to choose an A-grade dragon scale to speed up the growth of the dragon Mesia?

She also tried to convince herself that Xia Yu must have his reasons for choosing this. Scientific research always has unique ideas, and everyone has a different perspective. Perhaps this broken gem really is some great treasure.

Xia Yu's reason was that he really liked it and felt a connection with this broken gemstone.

Fate is a load of rubbish! Long Yanning really wanted to say that if fate were useful, she wouldn't be single now, and every year when she goes home for the New Year, her family members would urge her to get married.

The two walked together on the pedestrian street, maintaining a distance of one body length, creating a rather strange atmosphere.

"Excuse me, you two." A man in his late twenties suddenly walked over from the side, breaking the awkward atmosphere between the two, and stopped them, holding a camera in his hand.

At the same time, he was accompanied by a Magneton and a companion holding video recording equipment. He said to the two of them, "I am Mu Shier, a photography blogger from Douyin. I am doing street photography here. I saw that you two are so good-looking, like models, so I would like to take a set of photos of you. Is that okay?"

"Don't worry, it's free, we don't charge a penny," photography blogger Mu Shier emphasized, while opening his phone, pulling out his Douyin videos, and handing them over: "These are some photos I took before, you can take a look."

The man's words interrupted Xia Yu's thoughts, bringing him back from admiring Teacher Long's figure. He couldn't help but feel ashamed. What had gotten into him? How could he have had such thoughts of betraying his teacher? He was so ashamed.

Coming to his senses, Xia Yu quickly walked up to Teacher Long and asked Mu Shier, "Is it free? Are you sure?"

Hearing Xia Yu's miserly tone, the man couldn't help but despise him. He was so handsome, yet he cared so much about money. He wondered what had gotten into the beautiful woman next to him.

"Yes, we guarantee we won't charge a single penny," Mu Shier emphasized, still maintaining a faint smile.

Xia Yu's next words almost made him faint with anger: "I don't want anything that doesn't cost money. I only want things that cost money. I don't want anything cheap. We won't bid on anything below 10,000. I feel uncomfortable if I don't spend money."

Xia Yu's words made Long Yanning, who was standing to the side, burst out laughing, but she quickly suppressed her laughter and returned to her initial cold demeanor.

"Dude, you're so funny..."

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Xia Yu and Long Yanning ultimately did not take any photos and left directly. Taking advantage of the man's interruption, Xia Yu quickly caught up with Long Yanning.

"Teacher Long, don't be angry." Xia Yu knew why Teacher Long was angry, but he could only smile bitterly to himself. What could he do? These were legendary Pokémon, Latias and Latios! "I chose this gem because I felt that the dragon-type energy it contained was very special, so I wanted to take it back to the lab to study it. Teacher Long, I promise that I will devote myself to training when I get back. I will put the experiment aside for now and will listen to you next time."

Xia Yu could only use a kind lie to coax Teacher Long that he was wrong this time, but he would dare to do it again next time! You have to know that this is a divine beast, and a dragon-type divine beast at that. Xia Yu had no reason to refuse.

"I'm not angry." After that little incident, Long Yanning's anger had subsided a bit, and judging from Xia Yu's apologetic tone, it was almost gone. However, Long Yanning could not admit that she was angry. Besides, this was clearly none of her business; it was Xia Yu's own choice. What was there for her to be angry about?

"Really?" Xia Yu asked.

“Really,” Long Yan Ning replied.

"Then swear an oath," Xia Yu said.

"???"

"Xia Yu!" Long Yanning gritted her teeth in hatred, as if she had returned to the scene when she hated Xia Yu on the first day of reporting for duty: "Be serious! I'm telling you something."

"This time, choosing treasures from the treasure vault is your own opportunity, and you have the right to make your own decision, which I respect. However, as your teacher, I still hope that you will prioritize the University Cup for now, and choose treasures that can help you improve your strength. Your own strength is the most important thing. Without the support of your own strength, too much scientific talent is not a good thing. But since you have already made your decision, as your teacher, I can only support it."

Long Yanning said earnestly that she had always considered things from Xia Yu's perspective. The more extraordinary Xia Yu's performance in scientific research was, the more dangerous he was actually.

There was once a genius in China, a genius who specialized in the study of ancient Pokémon. He shone brightly in the research of ancient Pokémon, but he focused too much on scientific research and his own strength was extremely weak! He only kept a few Pokémon as pets, and one day he found them murdered in his home.

Finally, the Pokémon Association's investigation revealed that it was an Elite Four-level trainer from an enemy country who was responsible. After monitoring this genius for two years, the enemy country finally found a rare opportunity to assassinate this scientific genius.

Thinking of this, a trace of worry flashed in Long Yanning's eyes. If Xia Yu became too engrossed in scientific research and neglected to improve his own strength, he would eventually end up like this. Therefore, Xia Yu had to improve his strength.

It's important to know that a highly respected doctor like Professor Lin not only has bodyguards protecting him, but he also has a Pokémon at the near-Elite Four level and Z-Moves, giving him numerous ways to protect himself.

Xia Yu himself knew about Long Yan Ning Hua Yu's worries. He understood these principles. In his previous life, in Russia alone, more than 20 billionaires died mysteriously in 2022.

Even in their past lives, when there were no supernatural phenomena, billionaires were like this; how much easier would it be in this world full of supernatural phenomena? Assassinating someone couldn't be easier.

Hearing Long Yanning's tone and seeing her slightly furrowed brows, Xia Yu felt apologetic. He knew she was angry because she was worried about him, but he really didn't know how to explain, so he could only change the subject: "Teacher Long, don't be angry. If you frown like that too much, you'll get more forehead wrinkles. You should smile more. Look, it's already noon. How about I treat you to lunch, like hot pot?"

Chapter 91 Yunxiang Village